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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Moray
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,059Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,055 approved or refused records
284Refused applications
5,771 approved · 284 refused · 549 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Oct 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Climate Change & BiodiversityContact planning Contact DetailsLocal plan Moray Local Development Plan 2020Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas & Archaeology
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03001234561Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@moray.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided19/00304/APP
Renew planning consent ref 16/00604/APP to erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site At Birnie View Glen Elgin Road Longmorn Moray
Received 20 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00305/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a wooden summerhouse with roofed decking area at
32 Fairway Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6XF
Received 20 Mar 2019 - Approved at LRB19/00309/PPP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse
Hillview Garmouth Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PD
Received 21 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00310/APP
Amend single story rear extension to include new smooth render finish and new rooflights at
19 Reidhaven Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LS
Received 21 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00312/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Land To The Rear Of No 14 Mid Street Hopeman Moray
Received 21 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00317/APP
Amendment to the location of the access road approved in application 18/00623/APP at
Muiryhall Cottage Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LW
Received 22 Mar 2019 - Unknown19/00318/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage at
The Maltings Adjacent To Cairnvonie Farm Archiestown Moray
Received 22 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00319/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To St Madoes Roseisle Moray
Received 22 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00320/PPP
Erect 38 dwellinghouses and 3 craft/commercial units and a community facility on
Land To The North And West Of East And West Whins Findhorn Moray
Received 22 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00321/APP
Retrospective change of use of domestic garage to beauty salon at
21 Green Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BD
Received 25 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00325/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse on
Site Approx 150M East Of Mill Of Millegan Tarryblake Rothiemay
Received 26 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00326/APP
Erect dwellinghouse site temporary static caravan associated access and services on
Site At Torewood Torehead Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 26 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00331/APP
Erect 2no timber outdoor storage and open shelters at rear of
Moray College Nursery Moray Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JJ
Received 27 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00332/APP
Erect new agricultural building and bio mass boiler at
Mains Of Mulben Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YH
Received 27 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00333/APP
Demolish derelict farm steading and erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Burnside Of Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 27 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00334/APP
Proposed extension to rear at
61A High Street Buckie Moray AB56 1AT
Received 27 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00336/ADV
Signs to front elevation gantry entrance sign rear elevation loading bay sign and panels to totem pole at
Unit 3 Elgin Retail Park Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6RP
Received 29 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00337/APP
Erect conservatory to rear of property
Greenfaulds Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SL
Received 29 Mar 2019 - Unknown19/00339/APP
Install 11.7m high water storage tank to service sprinkler system within 2 no maturation warehouses at
Glenmoray Distillery Bruceland Road Elgin Moray IV30 1YE
Received 29 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00340/APP
Change of use of former taxi office, car valeting and vehicle maintenance unit to car valeting and vehicle maintenance unit at
5 Diagonal Road Elgin Moray IV30 6AH
Received 29 Mar 2019 - Decided19/00341/APP
Alterations and conversion of dwellinghouse into 2 separate dwelling apartments at
96 Moss Street Keith Moray AB55 5HE
Received 1 Apr 2019 - Decided19/00343/APP
Alterations to form new doors and install new windows at
Caledon Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 1 Apr 2019 - Decided19/00351/APP
Single storey extension to the rear of
1 Gordon Street New Elgin Elgin Moray IV30 6DA
Received 2 Apr 2019 - Decided19/00352/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Braeside 1 Kynoch Terrace Keith Moray AB55 5FX
Received 2 Apr 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Moray
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Moray, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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